Good Samaritan's call leads authorities to boy

Amber Alert sign on I-95 tipped driver

A local Good Samaritan is responsible for finding a 15-month-old Hillsborough County boy who was being sought by authorities after an Amber Alert was issued early Saturday morning.

About 1 p.m. Saturday, an unidentified motorist called 911 after seeing an Amber Alert message on Interstate 95. He told a dispatcher that he was northbound on Congress Avenue, near Forest Hill Boulevard, and was behind a blue and tan Mercury Mountaineer with a temporary tag that matched that of 34-year-old Jason Davis, the father of Jacob Wyett Davis.

Deputies responded and pulled Davis over on Southern Boulevard, just east of Jog Road.

Inside the SUV was Jacob, who appeared to be in good condition, according to Palm Beach County sheriff's Sgt. Pete Palenzuela.

The toddler was taken to Palms West Hospital for a checkup and will be turned over to the Department of Children & Families.

"The person who called it in didn't stop," Palenzuela said. "He called 911 from his cell. As soon as deputies made contact with the vehicle, he told the call-taker he was late for work and would keep going."

According to the Tampa Tribune, Jason Davis and the child's mother got into a physical altercation at their home in Ruskin, south of Tampa.

The child's mother, Cecilia Guerra, left to call authorities and when she returned home, her son and his father were gone.

It's the second time police have been called to find Jason Davis and his son, the Tribune reported.

About 14 months ago, Davis took the child and was apprehended in Tallahassee on Interstate 10 after the Florida Highway Patrol saw him.

On Saturday, Davis - who has a tattoo on his right bicep that reads "I Love Momma" - was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on outstanding felony warrants from Hillsborough County for domestic battery and interference with custody.